Category: National
Windhoek And Swakopmund Have Priciest Three-Bedroom Homes – First Capital
By:Justicia Shipena Windhoek and Swakopmund have Namibia’s highest construction costs for a typical three-bedroom home, says First Capital in its Building Cost Index for June 2023. The biennial report provides an insight into the trend of prices of building materials…
Councillor Clashes With City Of Windhoek, As Municipality Demolishes Community Pit Latrine
By:Mathias Hangala, Loise Shiimi and Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A community member of Havana who built a pit latrine for herself and her neighbours has invoked the wrath of the City of Windhoek, resulting in them sending a team to demolish the…
EU Launches Its First Namibia Youth Sounding Board
By:Hertha Ekandjo The European Union has launched the EU-Namibia Youth Sounding Board (YSB) which aims to provide a space for meaningful involvement of young people in the EU’s cooperation with Namibia. The launch took place earlier this week at the…
Reflections of a CFO
By: Zenaune Kamberipa. In July 2020, I became Bank Windhoek’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), where I am responsible for the Finance function, which includes planning, organising, auditing, reporting, accounting, and controlling the Bank’s finances. In banking, the Finance Department is…
Green Bonds Financing Framework At Advanced Level
By:Justicia Shipena The creation of an Integrated National Financing Framework, which will unleash the power of green and blue bonds and encourage private sector participation in sustainable projects, is now at an advanced level. Deputy Finance Minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende disclosed…
Namibians Running Away From A Safer And Democractic Country – UK Ambassador
By:Dwight Links British High Commissioner, Charles Moore, says the Namibian government has been aware of the issues facing the United Kingdom with regards to Namibians traveling to the country. The UK government announced in mid-July that Namibians will…
Stolen Communal Water Pumps Leave Kavango West Villagers Frustrated
By:Annakleta Haikera Kavango West region villagers have once again been left frustrated and thirsty after another water pump was stolen last week. Meanwhile, those with small irrigation schemes have been left without water for their crops. Kavango West Nampol’s Regional…
Kavango East Welcomes High Court Sittings In Region And Zambezi
By:Annakleta Haikera Rundu-based lawyer Benhard Tjatjara has welcomed a move by the Office of the Judiciary to have High Court sittings from 1 to 31 August 2023 in the Kavango East and Zambezi regions. The move was annunced by the…
Macroprudential Policy: An Analysis of Effectiveness and Interaction in Namibia
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama The Bank of Namibia held its Macroprudential Oversight Committee (MOC) on 10 July 2023, to assess risks and vulnerabilities faced by the Namibian Financial System. The Committee emphasised continued monitoring of inflationary pressures and geopolitical tensions, which…
Global Food Systems Are Broken As 780 MillionFace Hunger Worldwide
By:Hertha Ekandjo More than 780 million people are going hungry while nearly one-third of all food produced is lost or wasted. More than three billion cannot afford healthy diets. This is according to the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres….